MITLON -- Kelly Beckett may never meet the families that she is helping to raise funds for by running the Boston Marathon, but as a member of Team Project Hope, the Milton Resident understands the importance of racing for a cause.

Project Hope is a Boston-based agency that provides low income families with opportunities to find better jobs, education, and housing. Beckett is one of 52 runners from around that country that make up the project's 2014 Marathon Team. Their goal is to raise $250,000 for Project Hope programs.

The Project Hope team has run and raised an impressive amount of miles and dollars in the days leading up to the marathon, and hope to reach their goal by race day.